AnnualReport-1926 — Page 628

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(a) All necessary work inside and outside of the Pumping Station was completed in April. Work outside included, con- crete surfacing of all paths, and floors of coal dumps, approach steps to quarters and improved lighting in and around station.

(b) The erection of the new engine was completed in March, but as pumping was going on the economizer could not be altered nor the connection in the suction main made.

Alterations to the economizer and suction main were started in April and completed in July.

The new air vessel base to replace the one damaged by the bursting of the 30" main in September 1925 was also installed in April.

The new engine was first run in August and the official tests were satisfactorily run in November. The engine was officially taken over by Government on the 23rd. November and the six months period of maintanance started on that day.

(a) 1926 Estimates, $10,000.00

1926 Sup. Vote, 1,000.00

1926 Expendi-

ture,

$11,000.00

$10,737.94

(b) 1926 Estimates, $120,000.00 Total Estimates, $120,000.00

1926 Expendi-

ture,

$ 24,964.10 Total Expenditure, $158,774.64

132. Stanley Mound Catchwater, East. This work was referred to in paragraph 139 of last year's Report.

Payment of the retention money and a small sum for general tidying up were the only items of expenditure incurred.

1926 Estimates, $7,000.00 Total Estimates, .. $170,000.00 1926 Expenditure, $6,749.21 Total Expenditure, $152,918.22

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133. Miscellaneous Waterworks. The following is a state- ment of the expenditure on the work carried out under this heading:-

(1) West Point Leakage Pumping Scheme, (2) Mechanical sand washer,

30.25

1,817.04

(3) Rails and Trucks for filter beds,

1,055.17

(4) Repairs to 600' Tank,

104.14

(5) Rails & Trucks for Tytam Tuk,

454.12

(6) Cleaning Bowen Road Conduit,

282.02

(7) Improvements and renewals to Peak Dis-

tribution System

468.98

$4,211.72